Bubble Trouble!

There was this time when the only thing that found way to my ears was the economic slowdown and how badly the USA was hit by the same. Around friends, family, media, strangers, the talk of the town was the way the USA was affected by the recession - so much so that i remember i spent an entire night trying to figure out every detail about the sub prime crisis, how and why the reality bubble burst, how it was going to affect the world over, and all of that. That night, wikipedia came to my rescue.


Speculations and opinions, all over the place. Suddenly the USA had become a thing not as much sought after, and every individual, well read or otherwise, was turning into a financial analyst. Each one had to predict how long it would take to walk out of this soup, how the employment would get affected, why people were committing suicided over there, how a lot of things happening were unethical, et al. I must admit, I could see words flowing out of my mouth too.


We were all so lost in this whirlpool, little did we realise we were becoming a part of it and our speculations would soon come handy to our own souls. One day the stock market crashed and so did a lot of hopes. We were approaching the same ends that we criticised, but staying in our comfort zones, we didn't let the fear reach us. A lucky few, I'd say. My parents and friends didn't really lose their jobs, how do i know what is this thing that is driving people insane?

That was the time, I was all happy and unaffected by the recession, as I (along with many) was preparing for higher education, and didn't have a job to fear losing it. I had created a recession proof bubble around me - a bunch of hopes, a plan and some positive thinking did the trick. Little did I expect that the recession could affect me in ways unthinkable.

And then there was this day, when I realise things didn't exactly fall into place as per my plan and that I needed to consider alternatives (career prospects/higher education). And here began the recession spell!

It cursed every bit of my plan. Every decision that I had to take regarding my career was now doomed by the evil of 'Recession'. I thought - 'May be I could work for another year and then study further' - but once again, he won. Speaking to family/friends/people in the industry, I realised that wouldn't be the best choice as recruitments had been frozen. Then I consider studying abroad and people say that it may not be worth pumping in so much money as you may not even get a job to recover the money spent. I then realised that everything i was dreaming of is bound to be screwed by this evil monster.

And then i think, how in the first place did i think that i was the lucky? How stupid could i be to not see things happening around and learn from it? My answer hadn't reached too far. I realised that to escape the effects, I had closed myself in a shell with only good things around. In that world, recession was something that couldn't have affected me. I had a plan and how could things not be perfect, afterall it was a figment of my imagination, my world.


In a moment, I was forced to break open from the shell. And this world ain't perfect. Here, my dreams are cursed, my plans are cursed, my ideas are cursed, my every thought is cursed. Damn you, you monstrous killer. You aren't gonna live too long. Enjoy your high till we find ways to ignore you and walk ahead!

It's just a matter of a few more thoughts...